Posted by Olivia Taylor on Sunday, August 18, 2024
Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to become a hurricane once again by tonight or early Monday morning. The storm is about 950 kilometres south of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Impacts will be felt across the Avalon Peninsulas of Newfoundland on Monday night. For the Avalon Peninsula, rain and wind are expected on Monday night.
The strongest winds are expected to remain offshore unless the storm tracks further north. Gusts of 60 to 80 km/h are currently forecast for the southern Avalon on Monday evening.
The heaviest rain will also stay offshore with 45 to 60 mm under the heaviest rain on Monday evening and night. Extreme southern portions of the Avalon Peninsula will see the heaviest rain.
Ernesto will bring large waves, and heavy surf to the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia tonight and Monday. There will be large breaking waves giving a risk of some coastal flooding for the southern Avalon and Placentia Bay.
Ernesto will be transitioning into a post-tropical storm as it passes south of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland later Monday.
